The Country

Geography:
The Republic of Bulgaria is located in the eastern portion of the Balkan Peninsula in South Eastern Europe. It borders Romania to the north, the Black Sea to the east, Turkey to the south east, Greece to the south, Macedonia to the south west and Serbia to the west. The border with Romania is largely defined by the River Danube which flows through a fertile plain. Crossing the centre of the country east-west lie the Stara Planina mountains which drop steeply to the south into to broad river valley overlooking the broad Plain of Thrace. A range of even higher mountains in the south west reaches up to 2925 m (9600 ft).

Bulgaria occupies an area of 110,994 km2 (42,683 sq miles) and has a population of 8.4 million (2000 data) which comprises 85% Bulgarians, 9% Turkish, 3% Macedonian and 3% Romany. Some 84% of the people are Bulgarian Orthodox, 13% Muslim, 1% Roman Catholic, 1% Jewish and 1% other faiths. The capital city is Sofia.

National History:
Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Bulgarian History

Further National Information:
BBC News Profile: Bulgaria
Yahoo Bulgaria page
wikipedia: Bulgaria
wikipedia: History of Bulgaria
Bulgaria.com History Page

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration seqence B-BAAA onwards was used between 1923 and 1929, eg: B-BEPK. The registration sequence LZ-AAA onwards has been used since 1929, eg: LZ-BTX.

An incomplete all-time Bulgarian civil aircraft register listing is here.

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (1906-Present)
Naval Aviation (1959-Present)

Historical military air arms-
Naval Aviation (1915-1918)
German Air Units Supporting Bulgaria in the First World War
German Air Units Supporting Bulgaria in the Second World War

Central Government Agencies:
Agricultural Aviation Agency
Border Troops
Government Aviation (Bulgarian Government Aviation)
Military Sports Organisation - DOSO
Ministry of Fisheries

Public Service Aviation:
Medical Aviation (Ministry of Health)
Police Aviation (Bulgarian Police Aviation Unit)

Commercial Aviation:
Air Sofia
Air VIA
Balkan-Bulgarian Airlines [Wikipedia history]
Bulgaria Air
Heli Air
Hemus Air

wikipedia: Airlines of Bulgaria
The World's Airlines: Bulgaria

Private Aviation:
To be added

Aircraft Manufacturers:
To be added

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Sofia Airport (ICAO: LBSF)
Krumovo/Plovdiv Airport (ICAO: LBPD)
Burgas Airport (ICAO: LBBG)
Varna Airport (ICAO: LBWN)
Airports in Bulgaria

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museums:
Krumovo Air and Space Museum

Airshow Dates:
Key Airshow Dates

Aviation-Related Magazines:
Magazines Guide

Magazine Dealers:
Recommended second hand magazine dealers

Aviation Bibliography:
Bulgarian Aviation Bibliography

Aviation Bookshops:
On-line bookshops

Web Links:
Bulgarian Aviation
(Dedicated Bulgarian aviation website in Bulgarian with cyrillic text.)